One of my big hopes for True Grit was that the Coen Brothers might have found a genuine new talent in Hailee Steinfeld, who made her feature debut playing the young heroine Mattie Ross. Indeed, she gave a tremendous performance in the film, scoring an Oscar nomination and building a fanbase very interested in seeing her next move. But that next move can be very difficult to chart, especially for someone relatively new to the business. Working for a talented newcomer (how about Cary Fukunaga's Civil War heist movie?) or another established master (I hear Paul Thomas Anderson has a new film) would be ideal. Anything else could look like a backward step after True Grit. So what to do? Hopefully not star in the possible remake [1] of Carrie. But that is exactly what a new report suggests could happen. CinemaBlend [2] says one of its most proven sources says that Hailee Steinfeld is the 'top candidate' to star in a rebooted adaptation of Stephen King's early novel. That could mean a lot of things, as the script is still underway. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, aka Big Love and Marvel Comics writer, and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark rewriter, is penning the new adaptation. If the producers just want Hailee Steinfeld, that means almost nothing now. Every producer has a wishlist. She could (and probably should) decline any offer. But if there have been talks, it might be something more serious. This is rumor for now, but its one I hope goes nowhere. What else is on the actress' plate? Not a lot that really inspires, from my perspective. There is a new version [3] of Romeo and Juliet; the adaptation [4] of teen thriller novel Forgotten; and a contemporary [5] Sleeping Beauty, which could end up being mooted by Julia Leigh's recent Cannes entry. Carrie might actually be a better, or at least more fun idea than any of those. She would certainly bring something to it, but I'll hold out hope that she gets some other, far more promising role soon. [1] http://www.slashfilm.com/carrie-remade-spiderman-turn-dark-playwright/ [2] http://www.cinemablend.com/new/True-Grit-s-Hailee-Steinfeld-Could-Be-The-New-Carrie-24999.html [3] http://www.slashfilm.com/casting-bits-hailee-steinfeld-romeo-juliet-tim-roth-joins-arbitrage/ [4] http://www.slashfilm.com/hailee-steinfeld-star-adaptation-forgotten/ [5] http://www.slashfilm.com/true-grit-discovery-hailee-steinfeld-attached-revisionist-sleeping-beauty/

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